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Dead at age 51

448 Notable deaths

James Gandolfini

American actor (1961–2013).

Born September 18th, 1961 in Westwood. [ref]

Died June 19th, 2013 at 51 years old in Rome (cardiomyopathy). [ref]

Madam C. J. Walker

American entrepreneur (1867-1919).

Born December 23rd, 1867 in Delta.

Died May 25th, 1919 at 51 years old in Irvington.

Nargis

Indian actress (1929-1981).

Born June 1st, 1929 in Kolkata.

Died May 3rd, 1981 at 51 years old in Mumbai (pancreatic cancer).

Valery Legasov

Soviet nuclear chemist, chief of the commission investigating the chernobyl disaster (1936-1988).

Born September 1st, 1936 in Tula.

Died April 27th, 1988 at 51 years old in Moscow (hanging).

Calamity Jane

American scout and frontierswoman.

Born May 1st, 1852 in Princeton.

Died August 1st, 1903 at 51 years old in Terry (pneumonia).

John Singleton

American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1968-2019).

Born January 6th, 1968 in Los Angeles.

Died April 29th, 2019 at 51 years old in Los Angeles (arterial hypertension, Ischemic Stroke, cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Bobby Moore

English association football player (1941-1993).

Born April 12th, 1941 in Barking.

Died February 24th, 1993 at 51 years old in London (colorectal cancer).

Marcel Proust

French novelist, critic and essayist (1871–1922).

Born July 10th, 1871 in Paris. [ref]

Died November 18th, 1922 at 51 years old in Paris (pneumonia). [ref]

Robert Shaw

English actor and novelist (1927-1978).

Born August 9th, 1927 in Westhoughton. [ref]

Died August 28th, 1978 at 51 years old in Toormakeady (myocardial infarction).

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto

Fourth president and ninth prime minister of pakistan (1928-1979).

Born January 5th, 1928 in Larkana. [ref]

Died April 4th, 1979 at 51 years old in Rawalpindi (hanging). [ref]

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